Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, has announced the Dean’s List for its spring 2018 semester. For the semester, 378 students from 21 states and six countries were named to the Dean’s List, with 252 students achieving a 4.0 grade point average.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 to 4.0 scale and be registered for full-time coursework.

Students are listed alphabetically by state and hometown. International students are located at the end of the list. 

The fees for documents available to individuals unable to demonstrate lawful presence in the United States under the Colorado Road and Community Safety Act (CO-RCSA) are decreasing on July 1, 2018. The cost of a driver license under the CO-RCSA will decrease from $79.58 to $33.00, the cost of an instruction permit will decrease from $48.19 to $21.00 and the cost for a CO-RCSA identification card will decrease from $26.68 to $13.00.

Students from Colorado are among the 1,601 named by deans at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, to the Deans Honor Roll for the spring 2018 semester. 

The Deans Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit hours and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time on-campus and FHSU Virtual College students are eligible. 

Students are listed alphabetically by city with their classifications and, for those who have declared them, majors. 

Colorado is the number one producer of millet in the U.S., and growers are interested in enhancing research and marketing opportunities. At the request of millet producers, Commissioner of Agriculture, Don Brown, will hold a hearing for public input on a proposed market order for millet on June 22.

Lamar Community College and the LCC Foundation continually support area students through ongoing scholarship and financial aid opportunities.  Multiple scholarships are still available for the upcoming academic year, including two significant scholarships: the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) funds and the Quarterly Forum Scholarship for service area students of all ages.

When layered with other financial aid, these scholarships have the potential to cover most, if not all, of a student’s cost of attending college.

Colorado experienced mixed weather again last week with conditions deteriorating in drought-stricken areas and fieldwork delayed in others due to heavy rainfall, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 

“Adrift” is two movies in one – a mushy romance and a harrowing high-seas adventure tale. I guess it’s like “Titanic” minus the large scale, $165 million from the budget, and about $550 million from its domestic gross (a generous projection based on its $11 million opening weekend). The film is opening on the weekend following “Solo”, and even though that film is performing far below expectations, it’s easy to see why many films wanted to avoid the slot. This is a movie for people who either have no interest in blockbusters or have seen too many of them lately and need a break.

This week at Lamar Theatre